Drawing on his experience as a precision specialist, Nick Rust has a list of about 15 questions for every candidate. Even if they check all the boxes, it’s inevitable that not every hire is going to be a home run.
“When things are normal, people stay comfortable. When things break, they start listening. The businesses that can’t change are the ones panicking. The ones already experimenting, collaborating, or thinking outside the norm will come out stronger,” Nathan Faleide says.
Today we’re headed out to Yuma, Colo., where third-generation farmer Blake Roth is loaded with precision technology across his operation. Working with his John Deere dealer 21st Century Equipment, Roth has found new ways to boost his efficiency, especially during this harvest season with Machine Sync guidance.
Precision Farming Dealer recently caught up with John Fulton, a professor in the food, agriculture and biological engineering department at the Ohio State Univ., for a conversation about precision ag education and workforce development.
“We have developed an autonomous fuel cell tractor that integrates technologies for configuring and controlling hydrogen fuel cell systems optimized for tractors, along with autonomous driving and remote operation capabilities," the company says.
Technology editor Noah Newman checks in with an update on the 2026 Precision Farming Dealer Summit program, which is now available to download. Hear why seats are filling up quick for this 2-day event, featuring unrivaled learning with the top precision minds in the business.
Sean Yokomizo of InnerPlant demos the company’s cutting-edge CropVoice insights platform that “listens” to plants engineered to signal fungal stress for early detection.
Noah Newman checks in from the FEMA Supply Summit and Showcase in San Antonio with some insights from Jeremy Groeteke, Global Head of IT and Digital Strategy at Syngenta. Newman caught up with Groeteke after his presentation on AI and data and asked him for some advice for farmers, dealers and manufacturers who are just getting started with AI.
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